Tag Archives: Greg Howe

BENJAMIN CROFT – We Are Here To Help

March 19, 2024

Galactic Receiver 2024 From Leeds to London and onward to the stars: master of black-and-white ivories leads his clique of aides on a trip beyond the pale. Art-rock keyboardists quite often are a rather conservative breed who defy the very … Continue reading →

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DARWIN – 2: A Frozen War

December 1, 2020

Origin Of Species 2020 Somewhat disappointing deflation of a grandiose idea which chills rather than thrills. If DarWin’s debut was one of 2019’s most daring endeavors, with a dedicated website expanding the album’s context, its follow-up should raise doubts as … Continue reading →

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DARWIN – Origin Of Species

June 1, 2019

DarWin 2019 Topical, if sci-fi-slanted, album that will take progressive idiom to the orbit of a new planet while anchoring it to earth via virtuoso delivery – or deliverance. Our world is in dire need of a hero: wallowing in … Continue reading →

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SIMON PHILLIPS – Protocol 4

March 11, 2018

Phantom 2017 Proceed with no rules: drummer’s drummer delivers vertiginous, if well-grounded, trip into limitless fantasy. For all his versatility, it’s easy to feel Simon Phillips’ presence on a record, and his involvement in one is a mark of its … Continue reading →

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VERNON NEILLY – Outta Time

June 17, 2016

Boosweet 2016 Guest-infested funk-fest from the City of Angels’ blues grinder. Not a household name, Vernon Neilly’s been well connected to the twilight zone of versatile players from across America ever since moonlighting with the likes of Etta James, and … Continue reading →

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